CA2641411A1 - Cigarette-making machine with tamper-holding mechanism - Google Patents
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
- A24C—MACHINES FOR MAKING CIGARS OR CIGARETTES
- A24C5/00—Making cigarettes; Making tipping materials for, or attaching filters or mouthpieces to, cigars or cigarettes
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- A24C5/42—Pocket cigarette-fillers
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Abstract
A cigarette-making machine of the tobacco-injecting type is provided that includes a tamper-holding mechanism. In one aspect, the tamper-holding mechanism provides for positively holding the tamper in its fully-retracted position. The tamper- holding mechanism includes a tamper-engaging member with a tamper-engaging portion and a bias. The side of the tamper includes a shoulder or projection that releasably interference couples with the tamper-engaging portion. In a first embodiment, the tamper-holding mechanism includes a tamper-engaging portion with a generally triangular-shaped body having a vertex that is urged against the side to releasably interference couple with the shoulder or projection on the side of the tamper. In another embodiment, the tamper-holding mechanism includes a tamper-engaging portion with a generally pentagonal-shaped body which is retained by a generally square U-shaped or C-shaped retaining portion that biases a vertex of the tamper-engaging portion to contact the side of the tamper.
Claims (20)
1. A cigarette-making machine for injecting loose tobacco into a paper tube comprising:
a housing including a top surface having an aperture;
a compacting chamber within the housing for receiving the loose tobacco, the compacting chamber in communication with the aperture;
a tamper disposed in the compacting chamber and including a side having at least one of a projection and a shoulder, the tamper reciprocating between a forward position in which loose tobacco in the compacting chamber is compressed and a fully-retracted position in which an entire volume of the compacting chamber is available for filling with loose tobacco;
a crank arm coupled with the tamper, rotation of the crank arm between an initial position and an intermediate position causing movement of the tamper between the fully-retracted position and the forward position;
a hollow nipple configured on the housing, the hollow nipple in communication with the compacting chamber; and a tamper-holding mechanism within the housing, the tamper-holding mechanism including a tamper-engaging portion and a bias member that urges the tamper-engaging portion against the side of the tamper for releasably interference coupling with the at least one of a projection and a shoulder to positively maintain the tamper in the fully-retracted position when the crank arm is disposed in the initial position.
a housing including a top surface having an aperture;
a compacting chamber within the housing for receiving the loose tobacco, the compacting chamber in communication with the aperture;
a tamper disposed in the compacting chamber and including a side having at least one of a projection and a shoulder, the tamper reciprocating between a forward position in which loose tobacco in the compacting chamber is compressed and a fully-retracted position in which an entire volume of the compacting chamber is available for filling with loose tobacco;
a crank arm coupled with the tamper, rotation of the crank arm between an initial position and an intermediate position causing movement of the tamper between the fully-retracted position and the forward position;
a hollow nipple configured on the housing, the hollow nipple in communication with the compacting chamber; and a tamper-holding mechanism within the housing, the tamper-holding mechanism including a tamper-engaging portion and a bias member that urges the tamper-engaging portion against the side of the tamper for releasably interference coupling with the at least one of a projection and a shoulder to positively maintain the tamper in the fully-retracted position when the crank arm is disposed in the initial position.
2. The cigarette-making machine of claim 1 wherein the tamper-holding mechanism provides an indication that the tamper-engaging portion has engaged or disengaged the at least one of a projection and a shoulder.
3. The cigarette-making machine of claim 2 wherein the indication is at least one of a tactile indication and an audible indication.
4. The cigarette-making machine of claim 1 wherein the tamper-engaging portion has a generally triangular shape.
5. The cigarette-making machine of claim 1 wherein the bias member comprises a spring.
6. The cigarette-making machine of claim 1 wherein the bias member comprises a generally U-shaped member.
7. The cigarette-making machine of claim 6 wherein the tamper-engaging portion has a generally pentagonal shape for sliding movement in the generally U-shaped member.
8. The cigarette-making machine of claim 1 further comprising a tube clamp that holds the paper tube on the hollow nipple, the tube clamp cooperating with the tamper-holding mechanism to clamp the paper tube at an instant that the crank arm is moved from the initial position.
9. The cigarette-making machine of claim 8 wherein the tube clamp comprises:
a clamp portion that couples with the hollow nipple;
a second bias member that urges the clamp portion against the hollow nipple;
and a cam portion connected to the clamp portion, the cam portion maintaining engagement with the tamper so that, in the initial position, the clamp portion is moved away from the hollow nipple against the second bias member.
a clamp portion that couples with the hollow nipple;
a second bias member that urges the clamp portion against the hollow nipple;
and a cam portion connected to the clamp portion, the cam portion maintaining engagement with the tamper so that, in the initial position, the clamp portion is moved away from the hollow nipple against the second bias member.
10. A cigarette-making machine for injecting loose tobacco into a paper tube comprising:
a generally circular shaped housing including a top surface having an aperture;
a support member within the generally circular shaped housing;
a compacting chamber integral with the support member for receiving the loose tobacco, the compacting chamber being in communication with the aperture;
a hollow nipple on the support member in communication with the compacting chamber, the hollow nipple configured on a generally annular side of the generally circular shaped housing proximate the aperture;
a tamper disposed in the compacting chamber and including a side having at least one of a projection and a shoulder that is distal the hollow nipple, the tamper
a generally circular shaped housing including a top surface having an aperture;
a support member within the generally circular shaped housing;
a compacting chamber integral with the support member for receiving the loose tobacco, the compacting chamber being in communication with the aperture;
a hollow nipple on the support member in communication with the compacting chamber, the hollow nipple configured on a generally annular side of the generally circular shaped housing proximate the aperture;
a tamper disposed in the compacting chamber and including a side having at least one of a projection and a shoulder that is distal the hollow nipple, the tamper
11 reciprocating between a forward position in which loose tobacco in the compacting chamber is compressed and a fully-retracted position in which an entire volume of the compacting chamber is available for filling with loose tobacco;
a crank ann coupled with the tamper, the crank arm moving between an initial position and an intermediate position to cause movement of the tamper between the fully-retracted position and the forward position; and a tamper-holding mechanism coupled with the base member proximate to the side of the tamper having at least one of a projection and a shoulder, the tamper-holding mechanism including a tamper-engaging portion and a bias member that urges the tamper-engaging portion against the side of the tamper for releasably interference coupling with the at least one of a projection and a shoulder to positively maintain the tamper in the fully-retracted position when the crank arm is disposed in the initial position.
11. The cigarette-making machine of claim 10 wherein the tamper-holding mechanism provides an indication that the tamper-engaging portion has engaged or disengaged the at least one of a projection and a shoulder.
a crank ann coupled with the tamper, the crank arm moving between an initial position and an intermediate position to cause movement of the tamper between the fully-retracted position and the forward position; and a tamper-holding mechanism coupled with the base member proximate to the side of the tamper having at least one of a projection and a shoulder, the tamper-holding mechanism including a tamper-engaging portion and a bias member that urges the tamper-engaging portion against the side of the tamper for releasably interference coupling with the at least one of a projection and a shoulder to positively maintain the tamper in the fully-retracted position when the crank arm is disposed in the initial position.
11. The cigarette-making machine of claim 10 wherein the tamper-holding mechanism provides an indication that the tamper-engaging portion has engaged or disengaged the at least one of a projection and a shoulder.
12. The cigarette-making machine of claim 11 wherein the indication is at least one of a tactile indication and an audible indication.
13. The cigarette-making machine of claim 10 wherein the tamper-engaging portion has a generally triangular shape, a vertex of the tamper-engaging portion engaging the at least one of a projection and a shoulder.
14. The cigarette-making machine of claim 10 wherein the bias member comprises a spring.
15. The cigarette-making machine of claim 10 wherein the bias member comprises a generally U-shaped member.
16. The cigarette-making machine of claim 15 wherein the tamper-engaging portion has a generally pentagonal shape for sliding movement in the generally U-shaped member, a vertex of the tamper-engaging portion engaging the at least one of a projection and a shoulder.
17. The cigarette-making machine of claim 10 further comprising a tube clamp that holds the paper tube on the hollow nipple, the tube clamp cooperating with the tamper-holding mechanism to clamp the paper tube at an instant that the crank arm is moved from the initial position.
18. The cigarette-making machine of claim 17 wherein the tube clamp comprises:
a clamp portion that couples with the hollow nipple;
a second bias member that urges the clamp portion against the hollow nipple;
and a cam portion connected to the clamp portion, the cam portion maintaining engagement with the tamper so that, in the initial position the clamp portion is moved away from the hollow nipple against the second bias member.
a clamp portion that couples with the hollow nipple;
a second bias member that urges the clamp portion against the hollow nipple;
and a cam portion connected to the clamp portion, the cam portion maintaining engagement with the tamper so that, in the initial position the clamp portion is moved away from the hollow nipple against the second bias member.
19. A cigarette-making machine for injecting loose tobacco into a paper tube comprising:
a housing including a top surface having an aperture;
a compacting chamber within the housing for receiving the loose tobacco, the compacting chamber being in communication with the aperture;
a hollow nipple in communication with the compacting chamber, the hollow nipple configured on a side of the housing proximate the aperture;
a tamper disposed in the compacting chamber, the tamper including a side facing opposite the hollow nipple and having at least one of a projection and a shoulder, the tamper reciprocating between a forward position in which loose tobacco in the compacting chamber is compressed and a fully-retracted position in which an entire volume of the compacting chamber is available for filling with loose tobacco;
a crank arm coupled with the tamper, the crank arm moving between an initial position and an intermediate position to cause movement of the tamper between the fully-retracted position and the forward position; and a spring-biased tamper-holding mechanism including a tamper-engaging portion that mates with the at least one of a projection and a shoulder for positively maintaining the tamper in the fully-retracted position when the crank arm is disposed in the initial position.
a housing including a top surface having an aperture;
a compacting chamber within the housing for receiving the loose tobacco, the compacting chamber being in communication with the aperture;
a hollow nipple in communication with the compacting chamber, the hollow nipple configured on a side of the housing proximate the aperture;
a tamper disposed in the compacting chamber, the tamper including a side facing opposite the hollow nipple and having at least one of a projection and a shoulder, the tamper reciprocating between a forward position in which loose tobacco in the compacting chamber is compressed and a fully-retracted position in which an entire volume of the compacting chamber is available for filling with loose tobacco;
a crank arm coupled with the tamper, the crank arm moving between an initial position and an intermediate position to cause movement of the tamper between the fully-retracted position and the forward position; and a spring-biased tamper-holding mechanism including a tamper-engaging portion that mates with the at least one of a projection and a shoulder for positively maintaining the tamper in the fully-retracted position when the crank arm is disposed in the initial position.
20. The cigarette-making machine of claim 19 further comprising:
a tube clamp that holds the paper tube on the hollow nipple, the tube clamp including a clamp portion that couples with the hollow nipple, a bias that urges the clamp portion against the hollow nipple, and a holding portion connected to, the clamp portion, wherein the holding portion engages with a second side of the tamper that is generally perpendicular to the side facing opposite the hollow nipple, the holding portion engaging with the second side in the initial position to move the clamp portion away from the hollow nipple against the bias.
a tube clamp that holds the paper tube on the hollow nipple, the tube clamp including a clamp portion that couples with the hollow nipple, a bias that urges the clamp portion against the hollow nipple, and a holding portion connected to, the clamp portion, wherein the holding portion engages with a second side of the tamper that is generally perpendicular to the side facing opposite the hollow nipple, the holding portion engaging with the second side in the initial position to move the clamp portion away from the hollow nipple against the bias.
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